Where does “Feuergefecht” come from?

Feuergefecht (German) comes from German Feuer, from Middle High German viur, from Old High German fiur, from Proto-West Germanic fuir, from Proto-Germanic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

Feuergefecht (German): gunfight, firefight, shoot-out

Definitions

  1. gunfight, firefight, shoot-out

Ancestry of “Feuergefecht”, step by step

Feuergefecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Feuer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFeuerfire; fire; the act of firing; a means for...
2Middle High Germanviurfire
3Old High Germanfiurfire
4Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
5Proto-Germanicfōrfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

via German Gefecht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGefechtfight, military encounter, skirmish
2Middle High Germangevehte—
3Old High Germangifeht—
4Proto-Germanicgefeht—
5Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōr →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fuir →